Football Betting – Titans Looking for Quarterback

Football betting followers are wondering what the Tennessee Titans are going to do about their quarterback problem, which has them looking for options. So are we. The Titans line up to host the Jacksonville Jaguars in NFL action that is set to kick off at 1 PM ET Sunday at LP Field (natural turf) in Nashville. Jacksonville is currently the leader in the AFC South by virtue of its previous win over the Colts, and is catching three points as the road underdog in the football betting odds. The total on the game is 43 points.

Football Betting
Jacksonville Jaguars (6-5 SU, 7-4 ATS) at Tennessee Titans (5-6 SU & ATS)
Live at LP Field
Nashville, TN
Sunday, December 5 — 1 PM ET
TV:  CBS

Football Betting Odds:
Tennessee -3
Jacksonville  +3
Total  43

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Here are some of the trends as they impact football betting on this game:

·         Jacksonville has played four of its last five games OVER the total
·         Jacksonville has lost six of its last eight road games SU
·         Jacksonville has played five of its last six road games OVER the total
·         Tennessee has lost four of its last five games SU
·         Tennessee has covered one of its last five games
·         Tennessee has played six of its last eight home games OVER the total
·         Tennessee has lost four of its last six home games SU
·         Tennessee has won 15 of its last 23 home games SU
·         Tennessee has covered two of its last seven home games

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The Titans had been very uncertain about who will be under center. Rusty Smith got his first NFL start last Sunday, and went 17 for 31 with three interceptions against Houston. Chris Simms, who was signed in April, arrested for possession of marijuana in July, and cut right before the regular season, is back on the roster but Jeff Fisher has ruled him out of the start. Kerry Collins, who missed the last two games, looks like he’ll actually be brought back to start this week. There is little question among football bettors that he would be going in before he was really ready to return. There is crisis elsewhere; offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger has been diagnosed with cancer and began chemotherapy treatments. He may or may not be on the sidelines for Sunday’s contest.

Here are some of the head-to-head football betting trends with regard to our NFL predictions:

·         Four of the last five meetings have gone UNDER the total
·         Tennessee has won four of the last five meetings SU
·         Tennessee has won eight of the last 11 meetings SU as the home team

Tennessee’s defense and running game will no doubt have to carry the day. The stop unit gets pressure on opposing passers, no doubt (32 sacks) and there is Chris Johnson at running back, but Houston keyed on stopping Johnson first and foremost last week, and he netted only five yards. Jacksonville has shown some vulnerability to the run (4.3 ypc allowed), and football bettors know they have beaten only a downtrodden Dallas team and a then-winless Buffalo contingent on the road this season. The Jags, however, also have David Garrard, who has cooled down a bit over the last couple of games but is still 66% accurate.

Will the threat of Collins be enough to make the Jacksonville defense play honestly? The Jags have not been able to generate a big pass rush without Aaron Kampmann in the lineup, but maybe the concern shifts over to the Jacksonville offensive line, which has lost Eldon Britton for the season and is just getting Eugene Monroe back after a concussion. They allowed Garrard to get sacked four times last week, and the Titans have a potent pass rush (32 sacks). We’re figuring we’re better off on the "take" in this game, grabbing three points in the football betting line.

JAY’S PLAY:  JACKSONVILLE +3 **
(Graded on a scale of 1-4 stars)

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